The Muay Thai Guy Podcast

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 83 Wayne Barrett (left) and TJ Lopez (right) doing some functional movement exercises. TJ Lopez is the founder of AMP ( Athletic Movement Protocol ) and knows his shit when it comes to strength and conditioning. TJ has trained a variety of athletes from professional fighters like GLORY fighter  Wayne Barrett  and Bellator Fighter, Lyman Good, as well as, p...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 82 "Stone Cold" Steve Moxon will fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. Whether it's GLORY champ Robin Van Roosmalen in New York or Mike Zambidis in Greece, Moxon is always willing to throw down and loves to fight. With these two big fights coming up, he's looking to take his game to next level and make a statement during the month of June. We discuss these figh...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 81 This is one of those interviews that you are going to want to pay  extreme  attention to... Why? Well, Vinny Shoreman has been involved in the world of Muay Thai for over 30+ years and shares a  wealth  of knowledge. He had a solid fight career, trains champion fighters, commentates on top level promotions and is a  mind coach  ...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 80 Photo Courtesy Scott Hirano of Muay Thai Authority Liam "The Hitman" Harrison  started fighting professionally at 14 years of age and hasn't looked back since. By fighting top Thai opponents like Saenchai, Pakorn, Anuwat and a number of others, Liam has built his reputation as one of the toughest, most skilled foreign fighters in the world. In my interv...

It's been quite an incredible journey for Chatri Sityodtong. From living off of one meal a day in Thailand to managing million dollar hedge funds on Wall Street, Chatri has gone through ups and downs to be where he is today. However, there has been one constant thing that has helped him overcome adversity and succeed in unimaginable ways... muay thai and martial arts. Chatri is such a pa...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 78 Funk Roberts is the man!  Before I even began blogging, Funk Roberts has been releasing a variety of strength and conditioning workouts related to muay thai, MMA and other combat sports. If you were to check out his  youtube channel ,  you'd find interval training, bodyweight circuits, kettle bell workouts, core conditioning and a ton of...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 77 Laura Dal Farra has been an influential voice in the muay thai blogging community  waaaaay  before I even started training muay thai. She started off as a contributor at MyMuayThai.com and eventually decided to make her own blog (www.milkblitzstreetbomb.com) to share your experiences, insights and thoughts with the entire muay thai community. We talk ab...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 76 Simon Marcus is one of the most dominant Muay Thai fighters in the world. With numerous championships under his belt, he's looking to add another in his next fight against Artem Levin at GLORY 21. I personally can't wait for this fight because these are two of my favorite fighters to watch and their first fight was awesome! Anyway, we talk his training leading up...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 75 In this special episode of the Muay Thai Guy Podcast it's my turn to be interviewed by my friend Robert Garza of The Pursuit Podcast. If you haven't listened to The Pursuit Podcast, I  highly  recommend you do. It's loaded with motivation, inspiration and great interviews of a variety of people (a lot in the martial arts niche) who are pursuing the...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 74 After having his blog post on kru's and ajarn's go viral in the Muay Thai world, it seemed necessary to have Brian Sargent on to talk about the controversial post. Besides that we discuss training in Thailand, battling food addiction and much more: What his initial start in martial arts was and how eventually found a Muay Thai gym. How his first 7-month trip to T...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 73 Paul Banasiak is the man. After getting to know him by hanging out and training with him in Thailand at Diamond Muay Thai, I could tell that his drive and passion for the sport would take him far. Shortly after training in Thailand, Paul went through some rough patches in regards to his fight career, relationships, work, and his entire life in gene...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 72 It's sexy to talk about power, strength, and speed when it comes to Muay Thai training, but with each of those areas of strength and conditioning, some of the most fundamental aspects are commonly overlooked. Geoff Girvitz specializes in strength and conditioning for combat sport athletes and focuses primarily on developing proper movement patterns, preventi...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 71 Photo courtesy of Bennie E. Palmore II of www.benniepalmore.com Kevin Ross is arguably the best Muay Thai fighter in the US and one of the top fighters in the world. He'll be defending his Lion Fight title in a rematch against Tetsuya Yamato on March 27th in California and talks about his training leading up to this highly anticipated fight plus much more includi...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 70 Liam Tarrant is a man of many talents and it's hard to label him just as one thing. He's a retired undefeated pro-fighter, fight commentator, and organizer of the charity The Muay Thai Project. I've known Liam since early on in my career and he's always been a sincere, funny guy who has a lot of knowledge to share. In this podcast episode (which is over 2 ho...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 69 There's a lot of stuff out there on strength and conditioning, but not a lot specifically for Muay Thai. Fortunately, Don Heatrick is filling this void with his top quality content from his website  heatrick.com . In this podcast Don discusses a variety of topics that I guarantee will help you improve your strength and conditioning for Muay Thai... so take n...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast – Episode 68 Robin Black knows his shit when it comes to breaking down and analyzing fights. He shares some priceless insight from his experiences in the cage AND gives us some practical advice on dissecting fights. This is a great interview you won’t want to miss! We also discuss: How he started as a Rock Star and then moved into the MMA world. Why martial arts has always be...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 67 At only 22 years old, Robert "White Dragon" Thomas has a bright future ahead of him. Fighting since he was 14 he has a good amount of experience under his belt already fighting top guys like Artem Levin and Alex Pereira. His upcoming fight is against another top contender in Joe Schilling at GLORY 19. We discuss that plus: How his love for fighting and Muay Thai...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 66 I've done my fair share of interviews now, but I think this one was the most inspiring one I've done to date. Richard Abraham is a professional Muay Thai fighter who has fought all over the world including Russia against #1 ranked Russian champ, Africa against a Ugandan champ, and was the first American to fight and win at the new Lumpinee Stadium. After making t...

Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 65 Ajarn Buck Grant has had quite a journey in the martial arts world and is now a top level coach as well as an official on the national and international levels. The interview with him was amazing and we touched on a number of topics surrounding the spiritual side of martial arts, and Muay Thai. Besides that, we also delve into: The law of attraction and how...

Gabriel Varga has been a force in the featherweigh division for a little while now. With his recent tournament win at GLORY 17, he's set to fight for the featherweight title in 2015. But before he does that, he's fighting on New Years for K-1 in China. Listen in to his interview where he discusses... How he started in Shotokan karate and how he made the transition to kickboxing. What he attri...

Let me just start off by saying that I've been a huge fan of Duane Ludwig since I got started in Muay Thai and kickboxing. He's fought some of the best in the world including John Wayne Parr, Masato, Ramon Dekkers, Albert Kraus, Malaipet and others. Not only that, but he also coached Team Alpha Male to their first UFC title by helping TJ Dillashaw defeat Renan Barao... needless to say, Duane knows...

Joel Bekker and I covered a whole shitload of topics during this podcast interview that I know you're going to love. With decades of experience in martial arts and being a ref in combat sports for 18 years, Joel is able to shine some light on a lot of what goes on behind-the-scenes with refs, judges and promoters. Not only that but we talk about a whole plethora of other things: Why he decide...

I really enjoyed doing this podcast with Shane Fazen from fighttips.com because we both have a lot in common. Our names sound alike, we love Muay Thai, we're both ravishingly handsome and we're both online bloggers who have to deal with a lot of the same challenges. Needless to say, I've been following  Shane Fazen's youtube channel  for a little awhile now because his videos are ba...

It's been awesome watching Stephane Smarth climb the amateur rankings here in the US and fight on some of the same cards as me. Not only is he a badass in the ring, but he's also a great trainer and knows his stuff when it comes to strength and conditioning, weight cutting and having a strong mindset. In this podcast episode we go discuss a number of topics including: How having a military backgro...

Talking with passionate guys like "Lucky" Lloyd Walton always gets me amped up! After Lloyd reached out to me with a passionate email about his love for Muay Thai and how he enjoyed the podcast, I knew I had to have him on the show. It was great chatting with Lloyd because as an amateur champ, fight team trainer and father of two, he has a unique perspective on things. We discuss a whole range of...